Chapter 107: Chapter 106 Contract Completed
Ji Ma promised the goblins that if they jumped into the oval-shaped blue portal, they would receive the blessings of the Dragon God, activate the dragon veins, and become true dragons. At the very least, they would gain features similar to hers, with dragon horns and an invisible aura of true dragon majesty surrounding them, allowing them to avoid blades and swords. This nonsense was made more persuasive after she had lain still and impaled two goblins.
At least for now, the once timid goblins were excitedly howling, rushing toward the “dog leaping over the dragon gate” portal alongside Ji Ma.
Ji Ma took the lead, assuming the risk of being the first one to stand out, significantly boosting morale. Naturally, this risk also meant that she would be the first to step onto the stone before other goblins.
After just a few steps, Ji Ma “accidentally” stepped on a stone. She had no shoes, and her fair feet were wrapped in rags; coupled with her tender feet, it hurt a lot. Being just a child, it was only natural that Ji Ma “painfully” embraced her foot and rolled a few times on the ground.
The frenzied goblins ran past her, with no one offering assistance, which was exactly what she wanted. By the time she got up, she was in the middle of the crowd, becoming one of the least conspicuous goblins.
The howls of the goblins drew the attention of both dragons and humans.
George turned his head and, at first glance, saw a somewhat familiar figure among the goblins. Before he could confirm, the figure bent down and disappeared behind the goblins.
Green Dragon Tsiriss tilted her head, and her dragon eyes reflected a chaotic group of goblins. She snorted, and her dragon majesty surged like a tide toward the goblins. Immediately, the goblins hesitated, slowing their pace.
Ji Ma quickly waved her arm and encouraged in an intentionally hoarse voice:
“Run! Everyone will become true dragons! Dragons!”
The effect was immediate. The goblins dropped their spears and knives, howling as they clasped their heads with both claws and scampered away from the green dragon.
In an instant, only Ji Ma, as a “goblin,” was running toward the portal, standing out like a louse on a bald head.
“There’s definitely something wrong!”
Green Dragon Tsiriss didn’t hesitate to open her mouth and sprayed dragon breath, sweeping toward the last Ji Ma. The goblins were so frightened that they fled like cockroaches caught in the light, disappearing without a trace. Ji Ma, terrified, ran for her life, just as the deep green dragon breath was about to engulf her.
“Little sister, big brother is coming for you!”
The Shadow King Acanis, who had lost his shadow, roared fiercely, directly emerging from the shadow beneath Green Dragon Tsiriss. Holding a short sword disproportionate to the massive size of the dragon, he lunged toward her belly.
Green Dragon Tsiriss reacted quickly, almost as if she had prearranged this with Shadow King Acanis. She executed a nimble sideways roll, and Acanis missed, just as he was about to use his shadow leap. The sweeping dragon tail struck him hard from the side, sending him flying toward a small mound.
However, Shadow King Acanis laughed in mid-air: “Hahaha, fooled you! This is exactly my escape route.”
Green Dragon Tsiriss’s dragon eyes narrowed, realizing that Acanis had been struck and sent flying towards the mound that had the portal.
Seeing this, George gathered the last of his dwindling magical power, transforming it into a beam of light, charging forward, targeting… Ji Ma.
Just as she reached the portal, about half her height, and saw a beam of white light fall behind her, taking the shape of George, she was scared out of her wits. Quickly, she performed a leap, diving toward the portal.
George, wary that the goblin might be Ji Ma in disguise, did not draw his sword but reached forward to grab the hood on the “goblin’s” neck, intending to pull her back.
A tremendous force struck him hard on the back of the head like a heavy hammer, causing him to stumble. He only managed to rip off the goblin’s hooded cloak, while Ji Ma leaped into the portal.
The one who hit George was Shadow King Acanis, who had leaped into the air after him.
Acanis felt as if he had slammed into an iron pole. Enduring the pain, he pushed off George’s shoulder, and another foot kicked against George’s helmet, as he fell backward in an arched position, disappearing into the portal.
“What a coincidence.”
George caught the fallen helmet. Green Dragon Tsiriss’s antics left him momentarily speechless as he looked at the not-so-large portal.
There was no sign of the goblins; instead, the dark silhouette of Shadow King Acanis landed on the other side of the portal, turned around, and gave George the middle finger before disappearing.
George was uncertain if he had glimpsed a glimpse of pale skin on the back of the neck the instant he pulled off the goblin’s hood. After all, as soon as he grabbed the hood, Acanis had been sent flying by the dragon and slammed into the back of George’s head.
Fortunately, the portal had not yet disappeared; it had only become somewhat unstable. George reached out, measured the size of the portal with his hands, and prepared to leap in like diving into water. He just needed to be careful, as injuring himself in part of his body exceeding the portal would be secondary to potentially damaging the portal itself.
At that moment, a flowery scent wafted from behind, accompanied by a light, graceful female voice.
“Don’t be in a hurry.”
George turned his head and saw an unbelievably beautiful figure with an oval face, waist-length green hair blooming with flowers, tall and draped in a flower cloak, floating over the grass. She was still pristine and extraordinary.
With her left eye slightly closed, she appeared to be untroubled.
Green Dragon Tsiriss maintained a calm demeanor and said:
“That door doesn’t seem to lead directly to the treasury. Perhaps it’s better to let them open it before we go in.”
Upon speaking, she seemed to subconsciously flick a strand of hair that had fallen on her snowy shoulder, adding, “You handled the battle very well just now; I’ve rarely seen a mortal so composed as you.”
“I’ve always been told that I’m calm in battles since I was a child,” George nodded and countered, “Did you intentionally shoot Acanis toward me to create a coincidence, allowing those on the other side to let their guard down?”
Green Dragon Tsiriss showed a fleeting embarrassed expression before saying:
“I admire you. Do you have any desire to fight alongside a green dragon in the future? Perhaps… once we find our rhythm, you could ride on my back.”
After saying this, as if feeling shy, her proud gaze slightly shifted away from George, looking elsewhere. Her elegant fingers rested on her gracefully shaped waist, leading to vivid fantasies of “riding on her waist” if Ji Ma were present.
Receiving such high praise from a stunningly beautiful and immaculate lady would leave most men losing their minds.
George inhaled the floral fragrance in the air and asked:
“Are you looking for treasures from the Demon King’s treasury?”
Green Dragon Tsiriss blinked her eyelashes, wanting to confirm whether George was the legendary eunuch.
She replied, “I have that thought because, over the years, all the treasures I worked hard to acquire have been plundered by the Demon King Ji Ma.”
“I’d like to ask, when you say hardworking, does it refer to deception, plundering, or something else?”
Tsiriss’s expression hardened, her face resembling frost as she said:
“I wish to reclaim what I’ve been deprived of for years, but I don’t know if it conflicts with your intentions. There’s nothing in our contract that forbids me from taking my compensation from the Demon King’s treasury.”
“That’s reasonable,” George nodded, “My goal is to find the treasury before Chamberlain; as long as the treasures you take aren’t too much, it shouldn’t be a problem.”
“I want at least one-third.”
“That’s too much,” George replied. “Besides, no one knows how many treasures there are in the Demon King’s treasury.”
“I want gold twice my weight.”
“At most half, and that’s natural weight.”
In the end, they bargained down to one dragon’s weight of treasure.
Green Dragon Tsiriss sighed:
“You’re great, but you’re too straightforward and seem a bit stingy. I’m not sure how well we’ll fight side by side in the future.”
“I apologize; I can hardly imagine how to fight while riding a green dragon,” George said. “The weapon length isn’t sufficient; a griffon or pegasus would be more suitable.”
Tsiriss’s eyelids twitched as she coldly extended her hand, her white wrist hanging in the air, saying:
“Let’s shake hands.”
George extended his hand, encased in a funnel iron glove, and tightly grasped Tsiriss’s hand. Feeling the immense strength from her palm, he increased his grip until it was evenly matched.
“Well, the greatest advantage of working with a paladin is that we won’t be betrayed,” Green Dragon Tsiriss glanced at the now sufficiently large portal and said, “Your armor is severely corroded; they must have set traps outside the portal. True dragons don’t fear ambushes and traps, but I fear we might be in for one.”
Saying this, she floated towards the portal, gathering her long hair with one hand as she bent down to enter the portal.
George rummaged through the dimensional bag at his waist, searching for the key item given to him by the boss, a brown wooden stick.
As Green Dragon Tsiriss’s last touch of flower mantle vanished into the portal, she reverted to her true form on the other side, a pained cry echoed from beyond the door as she roared in battle, as if stepping into some terrifying trap.
George immediately bent down and dove into the portal, prepared to rescue her. He saw the green dragon blocking most of his view, seemingly wrestling with something. Suddenly, she turned her head and said:
“I assisted you in finding the treasury, and the contract is completed; you’re no longer needed.”
Before her words fell, a thick dragon tail suddenly whipped toward George, whose body was just halfway out of the portal, hitting its mark perfectly. Stuck in the portal, George couldn’t dash forward in a flash of light!
George remained steady, not allowing the sudden attack to disrupt his footing. He immediately channeled magic into the brown wooden stick in his hand; the end of the stick emitted a bright glow, shooting a brilliant orb into the air.
The dragon tail struck heavily against his arm and chest, causing the brown wooden stick to spin down to the ground, and he was knocked backward.
Green Dragon Tsiriss’s dragon eyes mirrored the glowing orb ascending into the air.
She found herself at the peak of a brown rocky mountain, the mountain wind howling past her, dragon’s head raised, watching the orb explode in the sky.
“Heh, still don’t trust me, so vigilant, even prepared a signal stick in advance,” Green Dragon Tsiriss muttered to herself.
With this signal, she believed those pesky mortals would thwart her wish of emptying the Demon King’s treasury.
“However, the most precious and powerful magical items and extraordinary treasures in the treasury belong to me.” Green Dragon Tsiriss turned her head, looking at what should have been a rocky mountain body, now inexplicably revealing a large hole with an iron gate inside.
She stood guard in front of the portal, waiting until ten seconds later when the portal faded away and she transformed into human form, moving toward the treasure gate.
From the beginning, she had been gathering strength, restoring her power. Now was the time to unleash it, and she was confident that a goblin and an injured mortal were no match for her.
